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Gaw

/ɡɔː/ · name

Meaning

  1. To gape or stare.
  2. An expletive expressing disbelief, disdain, or horror
  3. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Etymology / origin

From Scottish Gaelic gall (“foreigner or stranger”), meaning: * (Ireland) a person from Wales or England who immigrated after the Norman invasion, or * (Scotland) a person from Scandinavia or the English-speaking lowlands.

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